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THE PITTSBURG DISPATOH, SUNDAY PEBKUARY 1, 1891
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Description of One of the Bloodiest
Engagements With the Arabs
bj a Participant.
THE-BLACK WATCH AT ITS BEST.
Incidents of the Batcher? and Deeds ef
Talor in Dand-to-IIand Conflicti
on the Hillsides.
1UECHI5G OTEE THE BUBXING SAKDS.
Err Gtcenl Xirle Met En Deith tid til Airfal
Btrage cf Ei Cmnir.t,
nrsims roB the dispatch.
"Geordie, I cannot go any farther.
lam
done up completely."
"Look here, McNeill, Ton most goon.
If yon fall behind now, these d d Soudan
ese friendlics will murder yon. Here, try
this," and he handed me his water bottle
containing a little a Tery little tea. I
drank, and was immediately refreshed, for
like the young soldier I was, I had thought
lessly drained my own supply of water
some hours before, and that meant for me
torture from thirst until the following
moraine, when our bottles would he replen
ished from the commissariat again.
I was private in that well-known regi
ment of Highlanders, "Ihe Black "Watch,"
and we were then in the desert column, a
part of the forces, which under the general
ship of Lord "Wolseley, were proceeding to
Khartoum for the relief of General Gordon.
We were under the command ol General
Earle, a thoroughly brave and experienced
officer, who had risen from the ranks. We
were somewhere on the desert between Am
lnara and Kirbekan. All day long we had
been pestered by the heat, and the Arabs
were close npon us. AYe were marching in
square and that made it worse for us, and I
was just going to lie down to die when
Geordie cave me his last drop of tea.
Geordie Terris, my comrade, was a well
built Highlander, possessing the strength of
two ordinary men and the caution of a
dozen.
An Attack in the Night.
On we staggered through that desert,sink
ing ankle deep in the sand at every step,
until about 3 in the afternoon, when we got
the order to halt for the night; but our work
was not over, for we had then to go and cut
wood from the scrub to lorni a zereba or
stockade round the camp. After this was
done, I threw myself down on the hot sand,
too tired and exhausted to eat the hard biscuit
that Geordie offered me.
1 had slept about three hours when I
was awakened by the report of a rifle close
by me. In an instant all was uproar.
Ulack Watch, man the zereba, shouted
our Colonel, Jamie Green, and as we had
lain down in our ranks all round the zereba,
this was not difficult to do. The men of the
Stafford Keginient were blazing away
on their side of the zereba, nnd
for the moment all was contusion, for the
darkness was intense. The firing ceased al
most as suddenly as it began, and then there
was silence except for the orders from the
General to his staff. "We silently awaited
the terrible yell of the Arabs, and the sud
den rush which we knew too well, but none
came. Two hours we stood waiting. Then
scouts were sent out in all directions to see
where the enemy was.
It Was a raise Alarm.
"When they came back and reported no
enemy in sight, we were allowed to lie down
again. It was a false alarm, but there was
no more sleep for me that night. Sly nerves
had been strung to their utmost. "Whin
morning came, I went over to the company
orderly corporal to get Geordie's rations
and my own lor the day, and had breakfast
read- before Geordie awoke. After break
last we fell in and marched out of the
lereba towards some hills that lay about
seven miles in front of us. The camel corps
was sent away ahead to reconuoiter.
It was a beautiful morning, and the sun
had not yet risen. "We were all in capital
spirits, lauching and chatting with each
other. Some soldiers in the leailintr com-
Sjny commenced sincing, "Slaxwelltoun
iraes Are Bonnie," and before they had
reached the second line, the snng was taken
up company alter company until the whole
Itegiment of Highlanders joined in "Where
early lalls the dew; and 'tis there that
Annie'Laurie gave me her promise true,"
even our stern old Colonel turning on his
horse to start the air over and over again.
The Bills Tall of Arabs.
When within a short distance of the hills
we formed into fighting order again, and
just in time, too, lor a little later a shell
burst quite close to us. The hills were
teeming with Arabs. General Earle sent
an officer of his staff with a dispatch telling
the Soudanese to let us pass peaceably and
we would not harm them. The officer rode
away with a white handkerchief tied to the
end of his sword, waving the token of peace
to attract their attention. The Soudanese
ceased firing until he came close to them,
when all at once they opened fire on him,
but he seemed not to heed their bullets, tor
he rode straight at them. When closo to
their position, he threw the dispatch at
them; then, turning his horse quickly, he
galloped back to our lines, pursued by about
100 mounted Arabs. He reached us in
salety.
During this piece of by play our troops
had not been idle. Three companies of my
own regiment had been dispatched along
with the marines to the other side of the
hills, for the purpose of outflanking tbe
enemy; then tne Staffords moved forward to
the "attack," forming tbeir own supports.
We were to be tbe attacking party, and
we had hitherto fought in square on the de
fensive. The soldier who has once fought in
square does not wish lor a repetition of its
horrorB crushed together until one has not
room to use his weapons, enveloped in smoke
until hean't see anything in front of him,
with the jells of the Arabs on all sides
rising above the incessant roar of musketry.
If one has to die in battle, it is far better to
die attacking than to be butchered in
square.
Tho Colonel Get Angry.
Our reeiment was advancing slowly round
the base of the hill, when a regular storm of
bullets swept among us, killing some and
wounding many. "Lie down, laddies!"
commanded Colonel Green, but he still re
mained on horseback himself a good mark
for the enemy. There was a huge rock
alongside Colonel Green, and a well-aimed
volley struck this rock, causing the chips to
fly all over him. The Colonel evidently
thocght that some mutinous soldiers were
throwing stones at him. for, turning angrily
to us, be roared: "Who's that poppin'
stanes?"
This set us laughing, which was, after all,
what the Colonel wanted, for, smiling, he
turned to watch tbe Soudanese again.
The Staffords had by this time reached
their position, and we, got the order to ad
vance. We moved but slowly, firine vol
leys occasionally, until we reached an ele
vated portion of ground, where we lay down
end poured volley alter volley into thedense
crowd of Arabs, so as to cover the advance
of the Staffordshire regiment. The Staffords
advanced, taking advantage of every piece
of cover, until they came within 150 yards
of the enemy, when their bugles sounded
the charge, and then, with a cheer, they
runbed up the bill. But the terrible fire of
tbe Arabs drove them back to their cover.
Twice they tried and failed, and as they
were resting for their third attempt General
Earle galloped over to us and shouted:
"Men of the Black Watch: Forward!"
A Brave Comrade's Death.
2ow that the supreme moment had ar
rived, I felt a strange tightening of my
chest, and my heart seemed almost to stop
beating. So much did this feeling oppress
ii iiiTMifTiaiiriifiTi-iiit
m that 1 felt as weak as a child. "Now,
" in." said Geordie, "don't fire off your
rifle until we come up to them, for you'will
need it then."
As we advanced from our place of shelter,
I shook hands with him, and even as be was
shaking my hand a bullet struck him, and
he fell lifeless. Sorrow at his supposed
death made me heedless of the bullets that
whistled all round me, and I pressed on wkh
my regiment wildly desirous of revenge.
In a very short space of time we came
within charging distance of the Arabs, and
then we halted, and kneelinc, poured snch
a destructive individual fire into tbe
enemy's ranks that it seemed to waver.
Seeing this Earle gave us the command to
charce, and charge we did, the pipers play
ins "The Campbell's Are Coming."
Up the rocks we scrambled somehow.
When near the Arabs I found myself in
front ol a great boulder, on the top of which
Ronald McKenzie, a piper, was playing as
if his life depended on it, though tho'usands
of Arabs were within a Jew yards of him.
He was one of the first to reach the top.
When we got to the head of the hill we
paused a second to eet into line again, and
then, with General Earle himselt at our
head, we dashed at the Arabs.
I , , , Surprised From the Rear.
Of what followed, I cannot with certainty
tell. I have only a vague recollection of
firing at a black face that stood in front of
me, and thrustinc, pushinc, kicking my
way through the Arabs and they were get
tine the best of us, too when suddenly I
heard great cheering, and dimly saw
through the smoke the marines and' High
landers who had been sent around the hills
to outflank them, coming charging down on
the AraDs. Taken by surprise, in front aad
rear, tbe enemy broke and ran, pursued by
the few, the very Sew, cavalry that remained
to us.
Abont a hundred of the Soudanese took
refuge in an old stone building close by
me. Brevet Colonel waucbope, the cap
tain tit my company, who is a brother-in-law
of General Wolsey, was leaning against
the wall when they ran past him to get into
the fort. Two of the Arabs rushed at him,
one brandishing a huge two-handed
sword, the other with a knife. Colonel
Wauchope killed the Dervish who
carried the sword, but the other
closed with him ana both rolled on the
ground, the Arab with his knife driven
into Wauchope's shoulder trying to cut him
open. Jock McNeill and I ran to help our
Captain and while I held the Arab down,
Jock, with a skean dhu, or black knife, cut
his" throat.
A Ghastly Spectacle.
We couldn't help laughing when we
helped the Colonel to rise. His kilt had
been torn off in the struggle, the blood of
the Arab had run all over his face, dyeing
his red hair to a still more reddish color,
the kni.'e still sticking in his shoulder.
Taking him altogether he was the finest
specimen oi a scarecrow that we had ever
seen.
We rejoined our company which had di
rected its attention to the Arabs inside the
building, and were only waiting for a small
field gun to come up to blow them into
eternity. I was lying on the ground watch
ing the house when General Earle came
running up, his sword red with blood, and a
revolver in his left hand. He went up to
an open window and was looking in when a
Serceant of mv reeiment caujrht him by the
arm and told him the house was full of
Arabs. But he shook him off, and going
back to the window commenced firing among
the Arabs inside.
Suddenly a shot rang out, and the Gen
eral throwing up his hands fell dead. The
rifle had been fired so close to him that the
upper part of his head was blown off.
The soldiers, mad with rage at the death
of their General, gathered all the wood they
could find and set fire to the bnilding, roast
ing the Arabs alive. Some tried to escape
by the window, but as fast as they came out
they were cut to pieces. Not one escaped.
Hunting; His Comrade.
I now asked and received permission to
look for my comrade, and going back the
way I came I passed Itonald, the piper,
sitting on the gronnd nursing his pipes.
"Hello, Eonald, what is the matter with
you," I exclaimed, for he was rocking the
pipes to and fro and mnttering all the while
in Gaelic.
"Matter enough," he replied; "them
tarnel Arabs ha'e purst as fine a set o' pag
pipes as e'er cam' o'ot o' praid Scotland."
A little bit farther down tbe hill I passed
two soldiers, dead, and horribly mutilated.
Some fugitive Arabs had seen them, I sup
pose, and vented tbeir rage on their bodies.
This caused me to go fatter, for I did not
like to think of Geordie being used in that
way. At last I reached the spot where he
fell, and to my astonishment he was not
there.
Looking round I perceived the bodies of
an Arab and Highlander lying close to
gether. I walked over to see who the sol
dier was, and, when I came closer, I saw
that he was my comrade. Kneeling beside
him, I could see that he had been shot
thronsh the neck. He was breathing a lit
tle, but unconscious.
A Life Saved.
I poured a little tea from ray water bottle
donn his throat, and he was soon able to sit
up. While he was recovering, I tore my
shirt into strips, and succeeded in stopping
the flow of biood. Then calling on some
soldiers who werejnear, welcarried him into
camp, where I got his wound dressed prop
erly. He was then sent to the hospital boat
on tbe Nile.
When he regained strength again, he re
joined us at Merawe, just above the fourth
cataract, and he then told mc that when he
recovered consciousness after being shot, he
had tried to rejoin us, bnt feeling faint, he
lay down to rest, when an Arab saw him,
and be had only time to fire when he again
became unconscious.
In this engagement there were 3,000 of the
Soudanese killed. Our losses were trifling.
That night we encamped on the 'field of
battle, and tbe next day, after burying our
dead, we again marched on, as the cry then
was, "On to Khartoum 1"
William McNeili
Allegheny, Jan. 31.
Last week of our closing out auction
sale of diamonds, watches, jewelry, etc.
The balance of my stock must be closed out
this week. This is tbe last opportunity to
get first-class goods at auction at M. G.
Cohen's, 533 Smithfield street. xwxbsu
GRAND REMOVAL SAIJS AT HENRICKS
music co., lehited.
All Our Present Stock of Pianos and Organs
Most Be Sold Before April L
In order to close out our immense stock
of pianos and organs before removal to onr
to-be remodeled warerooms, 101 and 103
Fifth avenue (next to Postoffice), prices will
be reduced away down, and persons who
have not availed themselves of the extraor
dinary bargains offered should do so at once
Stock embraces Chickering, LIndeman,
Wheelock, Hallet & Davis, Stuyvesant,
Hardman, Knabe and Steinway pianos;
Palace, Shoninger, Packard and Bridgeport
organs. Good second-hand pianos from 575
upward; organs, $35, $45 and $60. Easy
paymeuts arranged if desired. Remember
the place.
Heneicks Music Co., Lim.,
79 Fifth avenue.
The fact should be borne in mind that
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is intended
especially for acute throat and Inng diseases,
such as coughs, colds, croup and whooping
cough, and is pre-eminently superior to any
other known remedy for those diseases.
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The majority of cheap crayons that are
made have the hardness in look of stone or a
corpse. A good crayon should indicate
flesh, skin and muscle as perfectly as a good
painting. Dabbs.
Fuknitueb packed, hauled and stored.
Hauqh & Keenan. S3 "Water street.
Chamberlain's Couqb.'Bemedt is an
excellent thing for coughs and colds. In
fact, the best we have ever tried. O. S.
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HARRY DAYIS'
FIFTH AVENUE
MUSEUM AND -THEATER
The Amusement Home For
Ladies awl Children.-
COMMENCING MONDAY, ! FEB. 2.
.POSITIVELY LAST WEEK!
OF
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JONATHAN BASS,
VISITED BY
33,000 PEOPLE 33,000
IN SIX DAYS.
He Is encased In a hard, immovable ar
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YOUNG "SAMPSON,
THE STRONGEST MAN ALIVE,
who breaks heavy bars of iron with his
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was twine.
THE MUSICAL MARVELS,
LEW AND DELLA WALTERS,
Introducing many curiously con
structed instruments.
A Colony From Madagascar.
Brothers and Sisters With Hair
Like the Driven Snow.
THEATORIUM.
MACKIN AND CURDY,
The Leading Exponents of
Black Face Comedy.
QUEEN OF THE LYRIC STAGE,
MESS EMMA BELL,
Introducing Most -Pleasing Ballads.
THE PANTOMIMIC CLOWN,
MORRELLO,
And his Troupe of Trained Spaniels.
Eight of the most beautiful and intelli
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A TRUE IRISH HEART,
JAS. MEERY.
WITHOUT A PEER,
ED. E. EVANS,
In his great trick performance With the
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THE SOCIETY SKETCH ARTISTS,
MAGINLE Y& MARTIN
One week more The greatest of all re
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FITZGERALD AND KELLY.
ADMISSION,
TEN CENTS.
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HARRISTHEATER.
HARRIS, BRITTON & DEAN,
Proprietors and Managers.
a
Week' Commencing Monday, Feb. 2.
Every Afternoon and Evening.
The Peerless Wilbur Opera Co.
-AND-
. SUSIE KIRWIN
IN A NEW REPERTOIRE.
Monday, "Grand Dnches;" Tuesday, "Na
non:" Wednesday. "Billle Tavlor;" Thursday,
Bohemian Girlr Friday, "Chimes or Nor
mandy;" Saturday Matinee, "Mikado;" Satur
day Night. "Mascotte."
Week Feb. 8, LOST IN NEW YORK.
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DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT.
MACBETH.
Mr. Byron W. King's Shakespeare
Class,
Friday Afternoon, Feb. 6, 1891.
Reserved Seats, 50c, 35c and 25c.
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THE SUCCESS OF THE
FAMOUS
VERESTCHAGIN
Russian ART EXHIBITION
is Without a Parallel in
the History of Pitts-
CARNEGIE
ART
GALLERIES,
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Admission.
burg or Allegheny.
50c and 25c
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: They are scenes being enacted before our :
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: "A richer, more inspiring least has not :
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120 works oT art. j THE MARVELOUS SUC
Palestine, War, cess op this Exhibition
Russia, Indi.OI the World Over is bct
Paintings, Rare I Repeated Here.
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(Near Sixth Street Bridge).
Ladies' and Children's Favorite
Amusement Resort.
ousts zeeie
COMMENCING-
Monday, February 2,
Farewell tour of America's Beauti
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11 BELL,
Who one year ago created such a
sensation in England by her re
markable beauty and symmetry of
form. She is 21 years of age, her
height is over 6 feet, her weight is
over 400 pounds. Her graceful form
is in keeping with her weight and
size. A most beautiful young lady,
whose handsome form and graceful
manner captivated one of England's
noblemen whom she is on her way
to marry and retire to domestic
happiness. Miss Bell's beautiful and
costly wardrobe is a treat for the
ladies to see.
The Pyramid Equilibrist,
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The Eamous
SPOTTED FAMILY.
THEATER:
AKIMOTO'S TROUPE OF
Japanese v Acrobats
Their first appearance here, having
arrived from Japan July 9, 1890.
Their performance consists of acro
batic and other specialty perform
ances seldom if ever witnessed in
this country.
ADMISSION, 10 OTS.
CHILDREN, 5 CENTS.
NEXT WEEK Frank S. David
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Monday Evening, Feb. 2.
Matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
First Time This Season.
TUC The Original Queen of
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NIPHT (1WI Miss Pauline JIarkham
Mr. Sam Benard,
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l " Miss Fanny Lewis,
BURLESQUE Frank clayton-
Miss Ray Vernon,
UOi Miss Rheme Nelson,
Tbe Latest NoTolty, Part First,
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ar. Open from Tuesday, February 8, to (Satur
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ill Next
MATINEES,
Wednesday and Saturdsy.
I Week
FIRST TIME IN PITTSBURG.
The Latest English and Amer
ican Success.
Grand production of Mr. Wilson
Barrett and Hall Caine's beau
tiful romantic drama,
GOOD
OLD
TIMES.
PRESENTED BY
A Grand Cast From
COL WILLIAM E. SINN'S
Brooklyn Park Theater,
INCLUDING
Atkins Laiorence,
John Glen denning,
M. C. T. Nichols,
James Cooper,
Norman Campbell,
Alt Fisher,
Alfred Burnham,
Fred C. Brooks,
JohnR. Campson,
W. Bldlze,
Charles Diehl,
IT. B. Williams,
'l'homas 2e Bui,
A. G. Smith,
L. Meadows,
R. Weldon,
Eleanor Cary,
Mrs. J. Glendenning,
Maggie Halloivay,
Emily Maynard.
Magnificent Revolving Scenery,
Beautiful Stage Settings,
Splendid Acting,
New and Novel Fire-Fly Effeqt
Fire-Flies Are Seen Flitting
From Bush to Bush.
All the Elaborate Scenery Made After
Models Used at the Princess
Theater, London.
READ NEW YORORESS CLIPPINGS,
"The play is an entertaining one, and well
acted and picturesquely put upon tbe stage."
Herald.
"Col. Sinn is to be congratulated on bis com
pany." Press.
"Tbe mounting was excellent and tbe
scenery was extremely pretty." Tribune.
"Will doubtless prove a great success."
Times.
"Tbe production was on an elaborate scale
and with handsome scenery." Star.
'The play Is a success. Col. Sinn has &
money-maker in "Good Old Times.' "World.
" 'Good Old Times' was a success. All that
was promised was amply fulfilled." Sun.
" 'Good Old Times' was an aU around sno
cess." Commercial Advertiser.
'Good Old Times' is one of tho best dramas
seen in New York for some time." Evening
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" 'Good Old Times.' The play is a suocees."
Mail and Express.
)' 'Good Old Times" scored a success of the
first magnitude." Evening News.
" 'Good Old Times' ought to enjoy any
amount of prosperity." Evening Post.
" 'Good Old Times' can trnly be accepted as
a great success." Evening Teleeram.
"One of tbe best of its kind New Yore has
seen since tbe days of 'Lights o' London' and
Silver Kins.' "Evening World.
"Good Old Times" will be given here pre
cisely In New York. Company, scenery,
etc., all the same as when tho plsy was pro
duoed In that elty.
Prices, $1, 75c, 50c and 25c.
NEXT WEEK,
James O'Neil, In tho Dead Heart.
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CLOSING OUT SALE!
Look at Tljiese Prices:
A complete 12-piece English Parisian Granite Chamber Set, $4 38.
A complete ioo-piece English Limoges Porcelain Dinner Set, 10 40.
JAlso a complete assortment of Hanging Lamps, Table Lamps,
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THE TAMER CHINA CO.,
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JaSO-tvrsn
AN AFTER STOCK-TAKING
S
A Ti H!
Beginning Monday, February 2.
Having thoroughly overhauled our stocks, we find a number of things
that need cleaning up, so we give you an opportunity to secure
some great bargains. This sale cannot last many days,
as the goods will go rapidly at THE PRICES.
60 pieces All-wool Empress'clotb, and Cashmeres, side-bordered coods, 38 inches wide,
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50 pieces Printed India Silks, very wide, a lew blaclc and white figures among them;
regular $1 quality to go at 69c. '
'Wonderful bargains in Black Dress Goods.
70 pairs of Common Sense Corsets reduced from SI, $1 25 and SI 50 down to 75o a pair.
A beautiful line of dark-colored Challies to go at 7c.
20c Sateens to go at HJe.
A few more of the $18 Newmarkets and Jackets at $4 90 each.
New invoice of Ginghams, Sateens, Bretonne Cloths, Challies and Cheviots.
12c a yard for beautiful Ginghams.
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HtHiWs Lea PlaylM.
D. HENDEB80NAND JOHN W. NOBTON,
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8 Week Beg.Monday, Feb. 2
You can fool some people all the time,
you can fool all the people some time,
but you can t fool all the people all the
time.
WE NEVER DO !
The Great New York Success!
ONE WEEK,
Monday Even'g, Feb. 2,
HOYTS
A
TRIP
TO
CHINATOWN.
WITH THE FOLLOWING CAST:
Harry Conor, Anna Boyd,
Geo.A-Beane, r., Ollie Archmere,
Lloyd Wilson, Mattie Hormby,
Harry Gilfoil, Marguerite Daly,
Frank Morse, Lucy Daly,
John C. Leach, Irene Murphy,
Louis Fininger.
The whole forming an attraction
unparalleled in the history of farce
comedy. Family Matinee feMay Kflc
BEST SEATS JU
Regular Matinee Saturday at 2.
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DUQUESNE THEATER.
EXTEA.
Bittsburg's Leading Theater.
BACK! For Another Week
again! oKFEB. 9,
The American Extravaganza Co.
IX THE
CRYSTAL
FLAYED
730 TIMES.
The
Greatest
Spectacle,
Tbe
Host
Hnmorons
SLIPPER!
Or "Prince Prettiwltz and
Little Cinderella."
David Henderson, Manager.
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAW
It has been one contlnrions and
MAGNIFICENT TRIUMPH.
Extravaganza,
And tbe
Cleverest
Acting
Company
In America.
Notice Tbe cordial recep
tion of the Crystal Slipper on
its recent entraeement here has
induced a repetition ot tbe visit,
when many new features will
be introduced In the great pro
duction.
-3-3eats on sale Thursday, February & jjr
fel3il
AVENUE.
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SHUSTER,
Avenue.
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UNDER THE DIRECTION
TO-MORROW (MONDAY) NIGHT, FEB. 2.
" Every Evening During the Week Matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
THE BLAZING SUN OF THE FARCE-COMEDY SKYI
Coming With Banners Flying! Victorious All Along the Linet
Absolutely the Season's Greatest Farcical Triumph 1
The New, Bright, Breezy and Infinitely Diverting Farcical Flay,
"THE HUSTL
ATREMENDOUS"TRUST"OFTliflE-TRIEDTALENT.
. John Kemell
Mile. Staccione
Gus Mills
Victoria Walters
lee Harrison
May Cleveland
Milo Knill
Emily Vivian
Mack Menter
A Contingent of Skirt-Dancers and the Famous
Boston Male Quartet.
Soreamlngly Funny Situations Pungent Dialogue Olouds of Pretty
Girls Tuneful Musio Newest Vocal Gema Skillful Dancing
A Gyolone of Merriment Pure aa a Patti Note.
'It would seem that The Hustler" has u
corner on all tbe clever singers, dancers and
comedians In the country." Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette.
If You Want. Fun, Go
RESERVED SEATS.
Feb. 9 Francis Wilson Opera Company. In
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OPEN. SATURDAYS
n
THEATRE
OF Ft. M. GULICK & CO.
Dan Mason
ie Thompson
John S. Marr
Georgie Lincoln
Harry Leighton
Lillie West
Leonard Somers
Carrie Norton
Richard Lindsay
" The Hustler Is by all odds the funn! "",
farce-comedy that has been seen iere thJjT
season," St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Where the Fun Is I
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"THE MERRY MONARCH."
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